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The Great Flood

Genesis 7:15

In 11 translations

BSB
They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life.Literally of all flesh; similarly in verses 16 and 21
KJV
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
WEB
Pairs from all flesh with the breath of life in them went into the ship to Noah.
ASV
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.
LSV
And they come to Noah, into the Ark, two by two of all the flesh in which [is] a living spirit;
YLT
And they come in unto Noah, unto the ark, two by two of all the flesh in which [is] a living spirit;
DBY
And they went to Noah, into the ark, two and two of all flesh, in which was the breath of life.
DRC
Went in to Noe into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein was the breath of life.
GNV
For they came to Noah into ye Arke, two and two, of all flesh wherein is ye breath of life.
JPS
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.
LXXE
went in to Noe into the ark, pairs, male and female of all flesh in which is the breath of life.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־נֹ֖חַ אֶל־הַתֵּבָ֑ה שְׁנַ֤יִם שְׁנַ֨יִם֙ מִכָּל־הַבָּשָׂ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־בּ֖וֹ ר֥וּחַ חַיִּֽים׃
LXX-Br
εἰσῆλθον πρὸς Νῶε εἰς τὴν κιβωτὸν, δύο δύο ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἀπὸ πάσης σαρκὸς, ἐν ᾧ ἐστι πνεῦμα ζωῆς.

Who and where

👤 Noah◆ The Great Flood begins◆ The Great Flood

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Part of

  • Noah and the Flood God sees violence filling the earth and decides to destroy it; righteous Noah, his household and animals survive in the ark while all life o…

Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 6:19–20And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
  • Isaiah 11:6The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.

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